Brand Manager - FMCG

We are seeking a talented Brand Manager to join our FMCG team. In this exciting role you will be pivotal in strengthening our Costa At Home range and delivering initiatives and tools to create stronger consumer engagement. The role will be focused on landing a significant part of the innovation agenda for the brand as well as working with the Head of At Home to develop activations for these innovations. We are looking for someone with proven experience in leading innovation and activations within an FMCG brand at global or local level.

A bit about us...
Here at Costa Coffee, our vision is to inspire the world to love great coffee. We’re all about passion, energy and teamwork to serve uplifting moments to coffee fans globally. From our humble beginnings in 1971, we’re now the UK’s most loved coffee Brand. With the help of our Partners and the Coca Cola system our growth ambitions have no limits. Along with our much loved Stores, we now have propositions spanning Ready-to-Drink, Costa Express, FMCG and our leading B2B networks. Costa are pioneering the future of the coffee industry.

A bit about the role...
Reporting in to our Head of At Home, your role will be to drive the creation and launch of new global products and a wide range of marketing initiatives required to support the brand's value ambition. Key responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Lead & develop the Global packaging design renovations
• Develop & Launch Limited Editions
• Create Selling Story and activation toolkits for NPD / EPD
• Use data to deliver actionable insights for quarterly key market & competitor reviews
• Ownership of the budget, management, tracking and reporting to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget

A bit about you…
We want all of our Team Members to thrive and to grow here at Costa, this is why our values are so important to us, Passion, Courage, Trust, Warmth. Along with an ability to work with diverse teams we would look for you to bring the following to this role:

• Hands-on experience in Marketing, Innovation or Brand Management within FMCG
• Experience with analysing data and insights
• Experience leading innovation and packaging projects
• A deep-rooted passion for building brands
• A passion for food and drink (preferred)
• Highly collaborative spirit
• Fair and confident when presenting to senior stakeholders

What we can offer...
Costa are on a growth journey like no other, more countries, more propositions, more opportunities for you to develop your career and work with some great teams. In addition, you’ll benefit from

• BUPA Healthcare
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Up to 50% staff discount, including endless free coffee onsite at support office
• 25 days Holidays

Location: Remote with ability to travel to London office on a business needs basis.

Costa is made up of true experts, masters of their craft stretching their limits to what’s possible. It’s why we work so well remotely. We trust our teams and embrace technology to help us collaborate. And if needed, we have offices all over the world for those important connection points. Our remote working allows you to balance your work and personal life, while retaining Costa’s much-loved warmth and passion.